Fwd: Karmayog - an Easier Spiritual Discipline

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II 5:1 II Arjuna said:sannyâsam karmanâm krsna punaryogam ca samsasi yacchreya etayorekam tanme broohi suniscitam (Gita 5:1)Arjuna said - O Krsna ! you externally praise renunciation of action (Sankhyayoga) , as well as, their unselfish performance (Karmayoga), tell me, for certain, which one of the two is decidedly conducive to my good. (Gita 5:1)At the end of Chapter Four, Bhagavan commanded Arjuna to stand and ready himself for the war. But here with Arjuna's question one can gather that within him he was most interested in -"How can I attain salvation" - more so than, whether he should fight this battle or not, whether he could win the war or not. Within himself there was greater importance of benediction than fighting or winning. Even before this verse, two times previously he had already asked about his salvation (Gita 2:7, 3:2)II 5:2 II sannyâsa

karmayogasca nihsreyasakarâ vubhautayostu karmasannyâsâtkarmayo go visisyate" (Gita 5:2)Shri Bhagavân said: "Sannâysa" (discipline of knowledge) and "Karmayoga" (discipline of action), both lead to salvation. But of the two "Karmayoga" (discipline of action), is superior to "Sankhyayoga" (discipline of knowledge). (Gita 5:2) Bhagavân says that with both "Sankhyayoga" (discipline of knowledge) and "Karmayoga" (discipline of action), man attains salvation, however, doing one's duty in accordacne with "Karmayoga" (discipline of action), is superior. "Karmayoga" (discipline of action), in comparison with "Sankhyayoga" (discipline of knowledge) is better and far easier. II 5:3 II jneyah sa nityasannyâsi yo na dvesti na kânksati nirdvandvo hi mahâbâho sukham bandhâtprammucyate. " (Gita 5:3)O' Mighty-armed One ! That man who neither hates, nor desires

anything, he is eligible to be called a "karmayogi" and an eternal sannyâsi (renunciate) ; because being free from dualities (pairs of opposites), he is happily liberated from worldly bondages. He who has outwardly accepted "sannyâs âshram" (path of renunciation) , in reality, he is not a sannyâsi (renunciate) . Actually a sannyâsi (renunciate) is one who has within renounced likes and dislikes. As long as likes and dislikes remain, man cannot be freed from worldly bondage. However, he who has given up likes and dislikes, he is very happily freed from worldly bondage. He who does not have likes (râg) and dislike (dvesh), that "karmayogi", he though doing all work as prescribed by the scriptures, remains an ever renunciate. It is not essential for him to externally take up the path of renunciation "sannyâs âshram". In "Jnânayog" (Discipline of knowledge), due to the predominance of knowing one's true Self, there remains detachment/indiffer ence (Udaaseentâh) . But in Karmayog (Discipline of action), where there is predominance of what is beneficial to others, therefore the tendency of giving up "I-ness" is much more easier in Karmayog, and not in Jnanayog (Discipline of knowledge).